Munai says he was at a hospital built to withstand natural disasters when the magnitude 7.0 quake struck. He says when he returned to his hotel it was gone.

He says conditions in Haiti are horrendous and getting worse because of lack of medical help, food and water.

Munai works for the nonprofit organization World Neighbors and says he was able to leave by driving with a co-worker for hours to the Dominican Republic. There they were able to talk their way across the border and catch a flight home.